Roger Federer: the great antagonist
In the eyes of us fans, tennis is, almost always, a battle between the same two people; ‘our’ player and the opponent. Fortunately, despite all the natural changes the game has gone through in over the last fifty years, what was once called the ‘white sport’ because of the kit worn by male and female […]
Spanish tennis, in search of a queen
The dream of conquering the Caja Mágica and lifting the trophy in front of the Madrid fans is one that is yet to be realised for the Spanish women. No home player has ever been crowned champion in the history of the WTA event. The clay of the Manolo Santana Stadium represents both a challenge […]
The Mutua Madrid Open continues to grow
As the WTA 1000 tournament did a few seasons ago, in 2023 the Mutua Madrid Open will become a two-week ATP Masters 1000 competition, in keeping with the spirit of growth that has underpinned the event ever since its arrival in Madrid in 2002. Starting at this year’s edition, the ATP main draw at the […]
Alcaraz: “This win gives me a lot of confidence to go for Roland Garros”
Carlos Alcaraz was crowned Mutua Madrid Open champion after beating Alexander Zverev in a dream final (6-3, 6-1) that was the shortest in the history of the tournament. The new ATP No. 6 is having a magical season with four titles won, two of them Masters 1000s, in Miami and the Caja Mágica. The Spanish player admitted that […]
Alcaraz completes a perfect week in Madrid
Carlos Alcaraz‘s potential is limitless. The Spaniard has delighted his home fans by winning the Mutua Madrid Open, beating defending champion Alexander Zverev in two sets (6-3, 6-1) after 61 minutes. The No. 6 in the ATP Ranking as of Monday, has joined his compatriots Juan Carlos Ferrero and Rafael Nadal in the event’s winners’ circle. In addition, at 19 […]
Jabeur touches the sky in the Caja Mágica
Ons Jabeur has added her name to the Mutua Madrid Open winners’ circle for the first time. The Tunisian became the ninth woman to do so after beating Jessica Pegula in three sets (7-5, 0-6, 6-2) after one hour and 54 minutes of play in the Manolo Santana Stadium. For the third consecutive edition, the Caja Mágica has crowned a […]
Alcaraz also topples the No.1
The twentieth edition of the Mutua Madrid Open has just given us another truly epic encounter. Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic squared off in the Manolo Santana Stadium, which was bursting at the seams with the spectators providing an electric atmosphere to rival the one they created when he beat his compatriot Rafael Nadal on Friday. The seventh seed […]
Nadal: “It’s an easy loss to digest”
Rafael Nadal failed to reach the penultimate round on Friday after a defeat to his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz, who beat the Mallorcan for the first time, in three sets (6-2, 1-6, 6-3) after two previous encounters. The result means Nadal has said adios to the Mutua Madrid Open in the quarter-finals for the second consecutive year. […]
The apprentice upsets the master
It was a hotly anticipated final and the atmosphere in the Manolo Santana Stadium on Thursday lived up to the expectations. The Caja Mágica’s centre court was packed to the rafters, with 12,500 spectators in the stands to witness Carlos Alcaraz win an all- Spanish clash against Rafael Nadal and stamp his ticket to the semi-finals of the Mutua […]
